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Date: Sat, 13 Jan 2001 20:38:25 +0100
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From: Judy Brewer <jbrewer@w3.org>
Subject: DEADLINE EXTENDED: Call for Submissions - 7th Conference on Human Factors and the Web
>From: "Brian Mangin" <bmangin@optavia.com>
>To: "Brian Mangin \(E-mail\)" <bmangin@optavia.com>
>Subject: DEADLINE EXTENDED: Call for Submissions - 7th Conference on
Human Factors and the Web
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>In response to requests for an extended deadline, we are pleased to announce
>that the call for submissions to the HFWeb conference and tutorials is now
>due January 23, 2001. Please visit the conference web site at
>www.optavia.com/hfweb for complete submission details. The original
>announcement is below.
>
>Thank you,
>
>Brian Mangin
>Business Development Manager
>Optavia Corporation
>
>
>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
>
>7TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE ON HUMAN FACTORS AND THE WEB: CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
>“Universal Access: More People, More Situations” theme highlights web
>usability and accessibility
>
>MADISON, WI (December 11, 2000) - Optavia Corporation today announced a call
>for submissions for the 7th Annual Conference on Human Factors and the Web
>(HFWeb) and HFWeb tutorials, to be held June 4-6, 2001 at the Monona Terrace
>Convention Center in Madison, Wisconsin. The HFWeb 2001 web site,
>www.optavia.com/hfweb, was also announced.
> The theme of HFWeb 2001 is “Universal Access: More People, More
> Situations.” The focus will be on the challenges and applications of
>accessibility and usability for web design, as well as other topics of human
>factors interest. Topics may include usability studies of e-commerce sites;
>current trends in accessibility design; human factors aspects of emerging
>web technologies; current challenges of applying technology to web design;
>or web design strategies.
> Submissions are requested for papers to be presented at the conference.
>Papers for the conference are opportunities to present pieces of original
>research that relate to human factors and web accessibility, and to receive
>comments and direction from a group of interested peers. Presentations will
>be 30 minutes in length with a 15 minute question and answer period. The
>conference, which is aimed at professionals in the human factors and
>usability field, is free to registered attendees.
> Submissions are also requested for the tutorials being held following with
>the conference. Tutorials allow presenters to provide an in-depth look at
>specific human factors areas. These full-day sessions will facilitate
>dissemination of specific practices and knowledge among practitioners of
>usable web design processes. The submission deadline for papers and
>tutorials is January 11. (NOTE: deadline extended to January 23, 2001)
> Optavia Corporation, a usability research and consulting company for
>e-commerce, is hosting the HFWeb 2001 conference and tutorials. The HFWeb
>conference is an annual event of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society’s
>Internet Technical Group. Such noted companies as Microsoft Corporation,
>IBM and SBC Technology Resources, AT&T, and US West Communications have
>previously hosted the HFWeb conference.
> For complete information on submission topics and requirements, the cost of
>tutorials, or for any additional information, visit the HFWeb 2001 site at
>www.optavia.com/hfweb, or contact Kary Lehman, Conference Administrator, at
>608-260-9000.
> Optavia Corporation (www.optavia.com) serves the e-commerce industry with
>usability research and consulting for business-to-business,
>business-to-consumer, and business-to-employee commerce. The company’s
>customer-centered usability evaluation and web design services benefit
>clients nationwide by improving customer interactions online. Optavia’s
>services promote superior usability and accessibility for client sites,
>helping more of the client’s customers succeed more of the time. Using real
>people and real tasks, Optavia Corporation makes technology comfortable.
>
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>
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Judy Brewer jbrewer@w3.org +1.617.258.9741 http://www.w3.org/WAI
Director, Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) International Program Office
World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)
MIT/LCS Room NE43-355, 200 Technology Square, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA